PMI Melbourne Chapter Meeting

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PMI Melbourne Chapter Meeting MARKET ANALYSIS
AND TRENDS Gerry Carcour - CEO Global
Consulting Services Pty Ltd. Tuesday 29th March
2005
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AGENDA

• Introduction
• Market - History
• Market - Current
• Market - Outlook
• Trends
• Questions?

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INTRODUCTION

• Global has been providing IT Services to the
  Australian IT community since 1986.
• Recruitment
• Contract
• Permanent
• Professional Services - Major focuses
• Project /Program Management
• Integration testing
• Strategic Planning

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MARKET HISTORY

• 1983 RECESSION
• 1991 - 92 RECESSION
• 2000 - 01 RECESSION

1983
1991
2000
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MARKET - CURRENT

• MARKET on the rise
• Gartner Report - IT spending up 4 - 5
• Recruitment Surveys
• Job numbers up
• Salaries / Rates up
• Outsourcing vs Insourcing
• Operating and Maintenance space
• Organisation dependant

Organisationally dependant
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MARKET - CURRENT contd

• Focus on compliance and regulatory reporting in
  finance industry.
• Backlog of business program iniatives have been
  on hold
• Push 2005 to initiate business driven programs
• Large projects in progress in top 50 companies in
  Australia.

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MARKET - CURRENT contd

• Recruitment IT budgets are UP.
• Jobs and Rates UP - BUT - these are Client
  dependant. Variations greatly differ from client
  to client.
• Clients buying in a more mature and more
  knowledgable fashion.
• Program Office
• Project Management
• Growth Areas
• Testing
• Quality PM, Program Office

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MARKET - OUTLOOK

• Trends.
• Client/Buyers are more sophisticated
• Business Push for knowledge transfer, not just
  getting job done.
• Consistency in Client approach throughout
  organisation
• Methodologies/best practice.
• Formal accreditiation of PM and testing
  resources. (eg PMI/AIM)
• Certification
• Greater focus on Project Management and early
  involvement is now the trend.
• PMO coming back into vogue.
• Greater focus on risk and cost.

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MARKET - OUTLOOK contd

• Trends.
• Preferred Supplier Panels
• Selection of Agencies dependent on different
  market segments
• Senior roles are less likely to be advertised.

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QUESTIONS?
?